Mildred R. Donoghue is a Professor of Education and Reading at California State University, Fullerton. She teaches courses in the Multiple Subject Credential Program and in the Master′s program in Elementary Curriculum and Instruction (emphasis: Early Childhood Education). She is a member of Alpha Upsilon Alpha Honor Society of the International Reading Association. Donoghue has published nine books to date in the language/literacy field, the latest being Language Arts: Integrating Skills for Classroom Teaching (SAGE). She serves on the editorial review board of the Journal of Children′s Literature (NCTE) and The Dragon Lode (IRA) and has established the Donoghue Children′s Literature Center at the University Library at Cal State Fullerton. Her work as supervisor of elementary student teachers allows her to visit public classrooms and maintain currency in her preparations and writing.

• PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF THE LANGUAGE ARTS1. Language and the English Language ArtsThe Standards for the English Language ArtsLanguage Arts: Components/IntegrationFunctions and Characteristics of LanguageLanguage StructureLanguage and ThoughtAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences2. Children as Language Learners and ThinkersModels of Natural Language LearningFirst-Language AcquisitionSecond-Language AcquisitionLinguistically Diverse LearnersPositive Language Classroom EnvironmentsAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences3. Formal and Authentic AssessmentPrinciples and Purposes of the Assessment of the Language ArtsFormal Assessment: Standardized TestingAuthentic Assessment: What, Why, and HowAuthentic Assessment: GradingAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences4. Integrating Language Arts Across CurriculumIntegration: Definition, Principles, and BenefitsThematic Units: OverviewConstructing a Thematic UnitImplementing a Thematic UnitAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferencesPART II. READING AS A LANGUAGE ART5. Word Recognition Skills and Vocabulary DevelopmentWord Recognition SkillsVocabulary DevelopmentAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences6. Reading: Principles, Approaches, Comprehension, and FluencyPrinciples of Teaching ReadingEmergent ReadingMajor Instructional ApproachesModels of ReadingGuided ReadingComprehension: Categories and Influential FactorsComprehension StrategiesQuestioning: A Critical Comprehension StrategySorting Out Comprehension ?Problems?Reading in the Content AreasFluencyAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences7. Reading and Children?s LiteratureLiterature in Elementary Education: Values and FunctionsWhat Literature Does for Readers and WritersChildren?s Needs and Reading InterestsCriteria and Sources for Selecting Quality BooksElements of LiteratureLiterature GenresBibliotherapy: Books That Help Children CopeLiving in a Diverse World: Multicultural Literature and International LiteratureInstructional ActivitiesLiterature Circles: A Popular Interpretive ActivityAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferencesPART III. WRITING AS A LANGUAGE ART8. Writing: Process, Genres, and Motivational StrategiesGuidelines for the Teaching of WritingFactors Affecting Children?s Writing PerformanceEmergent WritingAbilities Needed for Effective WritingThe Writing ProcessWriting GenresMotivational Strategies That Promote WritingWriting Development Through the GradesSamples of Children?s WritingAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences9. Writing Tools: Handwriting, Keyboarding, Spelling, and GrammarHandwriting and KeyboardingSpellingGrammarAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences10. The Writers? WorkshopEssentials of the WorkshopImplementing Writers? WorkshopFirst Major Component of the Workshop Session: Focus LessonsSecond Major Component of the Workshop Session: Independent Writing TimeThird Major Component of the Workshop Session: Share TimeAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferencesPART IV. ORAL LANGUAGE ARTS11. Listening and SpeakingListeningSpeakingAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferences12. Creative DramaBenefits of Creative DramaQualities and Components of Creative DramaMajor Types of Creative DramaAssessmentWorking With English Language LearnersPractical Instructional Activities and IdeasIntegration Across the CurriculumParents as PartnersAdditional Professional ReadingsChildren?s Literature Cited in the NarrativeReferencesAppendix: Technology Connections for the Language ArtsIndex

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